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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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