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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education