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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources