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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education