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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources