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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education