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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education