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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure 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 organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key 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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