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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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