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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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