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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses 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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