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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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