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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education