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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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