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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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