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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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