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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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