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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources