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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education