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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education