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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education