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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education