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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education