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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education