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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources