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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education