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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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