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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources