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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources