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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources