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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources