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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education