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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources