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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education