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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education