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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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