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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources