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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources