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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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