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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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