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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources