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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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