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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources