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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources