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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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