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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators 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 institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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