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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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