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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education