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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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