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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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