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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education