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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education