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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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