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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education