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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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