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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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