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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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