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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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