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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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