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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education