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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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