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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education