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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources