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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources