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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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