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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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