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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources