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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education