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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key 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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