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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education