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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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