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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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