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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources