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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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