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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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