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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources