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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources