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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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