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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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