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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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