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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education