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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education