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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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