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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)