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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? 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 business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education