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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the 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