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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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