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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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