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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources