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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources