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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education