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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education