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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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