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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education