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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources