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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education