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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators 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 Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the 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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