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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources