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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education