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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources