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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education