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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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