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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education