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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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