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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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