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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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