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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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