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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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