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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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