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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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