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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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