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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources