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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education