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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources