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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education