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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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