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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources