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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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