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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education