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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching 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 North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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