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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources