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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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