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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education