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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources