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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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