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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources