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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)