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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education