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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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