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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources