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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources