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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education