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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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