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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources