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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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