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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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