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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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