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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education