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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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