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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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