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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education