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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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