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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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