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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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