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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education