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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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