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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education