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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources