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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources