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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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