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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources