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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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