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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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