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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education