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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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