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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education