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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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