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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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