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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education