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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)