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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources