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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education