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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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