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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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