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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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