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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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