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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources