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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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