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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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