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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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