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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources