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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources