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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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