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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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