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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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