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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources