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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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