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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners 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 models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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