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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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