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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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