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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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