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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources