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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)