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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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