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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources