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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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