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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources