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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education