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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education