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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education