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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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