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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data 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 topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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