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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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