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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources