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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education