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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education