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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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