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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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