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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources