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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources