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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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