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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education