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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources