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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major 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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