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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources