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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources