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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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