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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources