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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge 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 considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education