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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources