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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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