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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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