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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources