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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning 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 quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education