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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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