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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education