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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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