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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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