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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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