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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources