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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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