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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources