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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education