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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources