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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education