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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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