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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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