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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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