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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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