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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources