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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources