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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education