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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)