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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education