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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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