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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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