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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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