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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources