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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education