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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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