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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources