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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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