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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources