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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources