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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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