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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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