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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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