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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources