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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources