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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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