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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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