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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers 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 Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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