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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education