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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources