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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)