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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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