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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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