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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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