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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources