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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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