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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources