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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes 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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