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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)