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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education