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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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