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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education