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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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