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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources