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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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