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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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