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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education