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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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