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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education