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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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