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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education