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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education