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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education