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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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