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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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