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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education