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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources