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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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