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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.

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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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