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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources