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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators 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 institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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