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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources