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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education