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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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