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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important 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