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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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