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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources