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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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