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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)