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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources