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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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