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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education