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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education