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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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