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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key 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