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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources