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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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