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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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