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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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