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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)