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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education