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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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