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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education