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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education