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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources