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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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