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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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