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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources