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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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