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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important 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