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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education