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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education