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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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