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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education