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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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