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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education