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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education