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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources