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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources