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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education