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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources