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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources