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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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