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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources