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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education