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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources