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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education