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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources