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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we 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 business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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