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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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