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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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