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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources