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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education