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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education