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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education