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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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