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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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