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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education