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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education