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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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