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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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