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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources