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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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