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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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