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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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