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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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