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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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