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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources