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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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