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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources