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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)