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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education