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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education