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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always 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 lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources