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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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