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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources