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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education