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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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