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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)