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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in 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 online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources