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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need 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 education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources