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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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