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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee 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 institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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