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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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