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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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