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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education