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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education