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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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