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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education