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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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