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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources