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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education