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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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