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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure 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 business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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