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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources