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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education