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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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