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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources