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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources