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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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