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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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