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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources