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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education