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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources