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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education