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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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