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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources