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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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