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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education