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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources