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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education