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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major 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