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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education