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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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