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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)