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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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