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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources