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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers 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 business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education