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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers 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 organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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