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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)