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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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