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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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