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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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