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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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