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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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