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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open 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 Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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