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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources