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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources