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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online 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 institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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