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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources