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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources