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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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