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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education