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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider 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 we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education