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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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