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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources