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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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