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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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