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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education