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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources