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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire 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 improved. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources