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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure 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 business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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