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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education