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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources