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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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