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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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