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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education