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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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