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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open 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 Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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