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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources