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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources