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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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