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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education