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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources