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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education