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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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