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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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