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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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