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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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