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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses