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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education