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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education