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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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