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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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