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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses 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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