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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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