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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources