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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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