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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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