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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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