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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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