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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources