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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources