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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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