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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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