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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources