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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education