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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education