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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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