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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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