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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources