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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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