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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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