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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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