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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources