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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important 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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