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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses 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. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources