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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education