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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education