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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)