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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources