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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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