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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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