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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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