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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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