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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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