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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major 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