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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources