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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education