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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education