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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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