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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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