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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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