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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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