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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education