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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education