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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources