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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education