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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education