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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education