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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources