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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources