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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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