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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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