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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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