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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with 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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