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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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