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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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