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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education