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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources