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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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