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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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