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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massively Open Online Courses