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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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