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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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