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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources