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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources