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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources